Google Debuts Touchscreen Chromebook in Hardware Push
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Google Inc., owner of the world’s most popular search engine, debuted a touchscreen version of the Chromebook laptop, stepping up its challenge to Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. in computer hardware.
A Wi-Fi only version of the Pixel Chromebook will go on sale in the U.S. today for $1,299, Google said at an event in San Francisco. In April, the company plans to introduce a $1,449 version with access to so-called long-term evolution wireless networks, the fastest available.